Look up the exact time darkness falls in Manchester, England for any date of the year. Sunset times, civil dusk, full twilight schedule, and daylight changes.
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Today — Wednesday, November 4, 2026
It gets dark at 05:08 PM in Manchester
Sunrise
07:13 AM
Sunset
04:30 PM
Gets Dark
05:08 PM
Day Length
9h 17m
Manchester is losing 3m 47s of daylight per day
Darkness arrives earliest on December 12 at 4:32 PM and latest on June 23 at 10:34 PM, a swing of 6 h 2 min across the year.
The longest day brings 17 h 2 min of daylight and the shortest just 7 h 29 min. The earliest dusk comes about 9 days away from the shortest day, because Earth's oval orbit shifts solar noon through the year.
After sunset, twilight lasts about 35 min at the March equinox and stretches to 53 min in midsummer. Near the equator it is only about 21 min year-round.
In Manchester, on 123 evenings it stays light until after 9 pm, while on 116 days it is dark before 6 pm.
Manchester sits close to the middle of its time zone, so the sun is highest within 7 min of noon on standard time.
Manchester lies 5,943 km (3,693 miles) north of the equator at 53.44°N.
This page shows exactly when it gets dark in Manchester, England, United Kingdom for any day of the year. The interactive tool above lets you pick any date to see the precise sunset time, civil dusk (when true darkness begins), and the full twilight schedule including nautical and astronomical dawn and dusk.
Manchester is located at latitude 53.44° and longitude -2.23°. The time darkness falls changes throughout the year based on Earth's axial tilt — earlier in winter, later in summer. Use the date picker above to check any date.
Whether you're planning trick-or-treating for Halloween, a fireworks display, an outdoor wedding, or an evening event in Manchester, knowing the exact time darkness falls is essential. This tool calculates civil dusk — when the sun drops 6 degrees below the horizon — for any date at Manchester's exact coordinates.
The site also shows the daily daylight delta — how much daylight Manchester is gaining or losing each day — and a year-long daylight curve showing how day length rises and falls across all 365 days.